About
The University of Portsmouth
University House
The University of Portsmouth is a leading modern university with a strong reputation for teaching and research. Many of our academics are international leaders in their fields and our students learn from experts who are pushing forward the boundaries of knowledge.
Our 19 000 students, including 3 000 from over 100 countries, are supported by over 3000 staff. We offer superb facilities in a vibrant waterfront location – a university by the sea but in the heart of one of Britain’s most historic cities.
The University of Portsmouth is a research-active university with wide range of activities across many subjects. Areas of international excellence include the Institute of Biomedical and Biomolecular Sciences, the Centre for European and International Research and the Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation. We also have well-developed strengths in applied research with business, industry and the public and voluntary sectors.
We are proud of our teaching record, receiving the highest possible rating in the most recent Quality Assurance Agency audit. More recently we received awards for excellence in teaching and learning, one of only 16 institutions to receive more than one award. This resulted in an extra £9million of funding. In the 2008 National Students Survey our students rated us first out of all modern universities (88%), and highest of all south coast institutions for overall satisfaction.
The recently opened Dennis Sciama Building, home to the Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation
The University has excellent links with industry and a strong record of student employability. We have a clear focus on Enterprise, and our Centre for Enterprise, established in 2000, aims to inspire Portsmouth students to learn and succeed in entrepreneurship, offering free training and mentoring to both former and current students.
Arts and Humanities are additional areas of strength; our newly established Faculty of Creative and Cultural Industries meets the need for talented graduates of the fast-growing creative and cultural sector of the regional and national economy.
New developments
- A prestigious Centre for Molecular Design was re-launched in 2008. The Centre will undertake new work which includes designing cutting-edge molecular modelling software for pharmaceutical companies to help develop new drugs
- UK’s first dedicated brain tumour research centre established, evolving out of a superbly equipped laboratory base
- A new £9 million building to house the internationally recognised Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation has just opened
- The University Library was commended in the 2008 Civic Trust Awards for its £11 million extension. It is recognised among architects for its green credentials and among students for its wireless and internet technologies
